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The Roman theatre of Aspendos is one of the best preserved theatres of the Roman world.
The theatre was built in the period 161 - 169 CE during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The cavea is semicircular in shape and divided in two by a large diazoma. There are 21 tiers of seats above and 20 below. The capacity was about 12,000 people. (Aspendos, Turkey)
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Raddato, C. (2014, March 02). Stage, Roman Theatre, Aspendos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2334/
Raddato, Carole. "Stage, Roman Theatre, Aspendos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 02, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2334/.
Raddato, Carole. "Stage, Roman Theatre, Aspendos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Mar 2014. Web. 03 Mar 2021.
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